Playwrights Horizons’ Almanac: Snapshots From a Pause
The theatre’s new literary magazine features writing by many artists, as well as many administrators, looking inward at the institution at a time of challenge and change.
All posts by Rob Weinert-Kendt
A Theatre of Marvels: What I Learned From Brecht and Weigel
In this excerpt from André Gregory’s ‘This Is Not My Memoir,’ written with Todd London, he recounts his formative months at the Berliner Ensemble.
Zoom Theatre at an HBCU: Doing the Pandemic Pivot
Last fall we learned a new way to make theatre, not only with our students but with the audience and the community.
Maya Phillips: ‘I Absolutely Believe in Criticism’
The New York Times’ newest critic at large thinks about culture both broadly and personally, and strives to deliver dialogue, not a verdict.
Barrington Stage Names Burman New Play Award Winners
Daniella De Jesús is named grand prize winner as Miki Kim and Laura Winters are also honored.
Harlem9, Harlem Stage, Lortel Announce BIPOC Writers’ Development Series
The three co-producing theatres will commission works on the theme of consequences.
The Subtext: Pandemic Playwriting, Part 2
This month, a check-in with the playwrights who first called in last March to see how they’ve fared in the intervening 10 months.
Lee Breuer, Theatrical Cubist and Idea Faucet
The co-founder of Mabou Mines never rested on his laurels but kept driving his work forward, on stages large and especially small.
Lee Breuer and the Company He Kept
He had a lifelong, almost monk-like devotion to his muses, which included the people he worked with.
Three on the Aisle: The Pandemic Process With Samira Wiley & Kate Hamill
This week the critics talk to two theatre artists about the choices they’ve made and the field they hope to return to.